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Personal info

Full name
ARNOLD, James William
Date of birth
29 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Hometown
Spokane County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39463059
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 6 19

Immediate family

Members
Albert E. Arnold (father)
Hazel Arnold (mother)
Stanley E. Arnold (brother)
Dorothy Arnold (sister)

More information

Pvt James W. Arnold enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 9 March 1943. He attended four years of high school.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, NW Pioneer